Biology:Antidesma alexiteria
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Antidesma alexiteria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Genus: | Antidesma |
Species: | A. alexiteria
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Binomial name | |
Antidesma alexiteria | |
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Antidesma alexiteria is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It was early classified as a genus within family Euphorbiaceae, but later moved into family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Southern India and Sri Lanka. It is a small understory shrub with maximum height of 8m. Fruits are red in color. In Sri Lanka, the plant is known as "Heen embilla - හීන් ඇඹිල්ල", which is used in Ayurvedic purposes.[2] leaves of A. alexiteria are used as an antidote for many snake bites, and bark of the root for dysentery treatments.[3]
References
- ↑ "Antidesma alexiteria L. — the Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-11933.
- ↑ "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details". http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=478&s=Family_name.
- ↑ "Antidesma alexiteria - Useful Tropical Plants". http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Antidesma+alexiteria.
Wikidata ☰ Q13476464 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidesma alexiteria.
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